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Welcome to the era of true marriages of convenience. Discover the reality of trading someone\u2019s hand in marriage, such as an American heiress, in exchange for money, power, or political clout through compelling history lectures. Showcased in novels such as Edith Wharton\u2019s\u00a0The Age of Innocence<\/i>\u00a0and in present day pop culture through works like\u00a0Downtown Abbey,<\/i>\u00a0the Gilded Age was an era of contradictions. From the end of the Civil War to the start of World War I, life on both sides of the Atlantic was grimy and glamorous, prosperous and impoverished, traditional and revolutionary.<\/p>\n

The US economy rose at the highest rate in its history in the 1870s and 1880s, enriching hundreds of families that were able to take advantage of the boom in industrialization and urbanization. Despite their wealth, many of these new-money clans still lacked the social standing they craved. For quite a few families, gaining entry into high society meant sending their daughters across the ocean to capture the hearts\u2014and the lands and titles\u2014of eligible European aristocrats.<\/p>\n

Who were the young women (and men) who espoused these sensational alliances between the Old World and the newly wealthy? What motivated them? Did they find happiness along with their entrance into the highest echelons of society? In\u00a0American Heiresses of the Gilded Age,<\/i>\u00a0Professor Melissa Ziobro of Monmouth University introduces listeners to some of the young women whose love lives shaped social norms, transatlantic relations, and even the US economy on a shockingly large scale. What do these “marriages of convenience” say about America at the turn of the century, and what kind of legacy did they leave behind?<\/p>\n

Throughout these 10 lectures, listeners will get a fascinating review of the ways Americans both embraced and rebelled against the social hierarchies that rigidly defined life in the Gilded Age. These stories center on social maneuvering and alliances among the fabulously wealthy and are also highly personal experiences of broken hearts, strange bedfellows, and – occasionally – a happily-ever-after.<\/p>\n

American Heiresses of the Gilded Age<\/strong>
\nBy: Melissa Ziobro, The Great Courses
\nNarrated by: Melissa Ziobro
\nLength: 4 hrs and 43 mins
\nRelease date: 12-17-19
\nLanguage: English
\nFormat and Bitrate: M4B@125 kbps
\nSize: 257.75 MB<\/p>\n

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